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There were still some teachers walking in the buildings where the exams were concentrated, and there were also many students walking sporadically. Shao Jun walked a few steps and saw Ke Xia standing under a big tree downstairs, with his hands in his trouser pockets In the middle of the day, he stared very quietly at the lotus in the pond next to him.Today, he tied his blond hair back with a simple linen ribbon. He wore a very simple white linen shirt and black trousers. He was very neatly ironed. His figure was tall and noble, with cold eyes. Standing by the lotus pond in the rain, it looks like a beautiful watercolor painting.

He has grown a lot these days, and he has completely lost his previous childlike appearance. He is now a handsome young man. Shao Jun couldn't help thinking that the princess of the county used to praise his eldest son fondly, and he must be a very attractive girl in the future. Hearing the words of the little prince he liked, he sighed in his heart, walked over and hit his head with an umbrella, but was attracted by a rather young girl on the other side of the pond. He clasped his hands on a boy who looked like an elder brother and talked. Behind them was a couple who looked to be their parents. I think that elder brother took the exam today, and the whole family sent him over to encourage and cheer him up. .

And that girl really looked a bit like the grown-up Ke Lin.

Ke Xia stood there motionless and stared at the warm and cheerful family. The whole family was dressed in simple and simple clothes, but it could be seen that the relationship was very good. This kind of exclamation and cheers, the parents were full of joy and relief, talking while walking, the whole family walked away happily.

Only then did Shao Jun speak out: "Finished the exam? Going back?"

Ke Xia looked up at him and nodded. The two had just left when someone behind him shouted, "That blond student, stop!"

Shao Jun was startled, blonde hair?Are you talking about Ke Xia?He turned his head and saw a girl walking over surrounded by several boys. The girl was very dazzling, with snow-like skin, flaxen long curly hair, a pair of green eyes that seemed to be talking, and wearing a gorgeous dress. Pack.

As the rain became heavier, a boy holding an umbrella for the girl said to Ke Xia indignantly, "It's you, stop!"

Ke Xia turned around and asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

When he turned his face, fine raindrops fell on his thick and slender golden eyelashes, making his usually cold and indifferent blue eyes look softer. Several students were obviously startled, probably because he The blond hair and blue eyes, which are quite rare even in the alliance, shook.

The boy also paused before remembering the source of his previous anger: "Sister Ruth was upstairs just now and asked you to pick up the hat. Why did you ignore it? What grade are you in? The school rules clearly stipulate that students Why are you so unmannered and uneducated?" At this moment, Shao Jun discovered that in the shallow water close to the shore, in the lotus pond in front of him, there was a rather gorgeous shallow hat with a decoration on the brim. With light golden feathers, a boy in the group that came over nimbly turned over to the edge of the pond, ignored the mud on the bank, and picked up his hat.

At this time, Ruth had already smiled and said: "It should be a misunderstanding. I was upstairs just now, and the wind blew over and my hat fell off. I was anxious for a while, and I didn't see the person clearly, so I called for help. I think this classmate didn't hear clearly. , or something else, I was reckless." She had always grown up among the stars, and was ignored upstairs just now, and she was a little angry, and the elder brother wanted to vent her anger for her. Although she felt that she was making a fuss, But he didn't reject Brother Shi's kindness.However, at this moment, when he saw this young boy with excellent appearance, he was completely out of breath, and felt in his heart that such an appearance was worthy of being more expensive, but it was not good for him to order people around at will.

However, Ruth's obviously softened attitude made those boys even more angry: "How could the second floor not hear you clearly? We saw him look at his hat upstairs and then remained motionless. The few of us couldn't hear him clearly." Called him a few times with a loud voice, told him to pick up his hat, but he still didn’t hear anything, extremely arrogant, junior girl, you are too tolerant, our student union can’t just sit back and watch such maggots ruin the reputation of our Shannan school.”

Ke Xia finally spoke: "I heard this lady's plea for help, but I personally think," he raised his eyebrows, and his ice blue eyes glanced coldly at the luxurious and extraordinary lace dress on Ruth: " A lady who can afford a natural golden ibis feather hat should not wear this hat that has been stained by mud again. In this case, why bother others to dig down the mud to pick it up and stain other people's shoes and socks What about mutual respect, mutual help, and mutual consideration for each other, right?"

At this time, the boy who turned down the pool and took the hat just came back with the hat, his feet were covered with mud, the attentive smile on his face froze completely after hearing Ke Xia's words, and the hat in his hand was still covered with mud. The hat, neither handed over nor not handed over, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, the hat in his hand was not only stained by mud and feathers, but also was beaten to pieces by the raindrops falling from the sky, and it was completely lost previous brilliance.

Ruth could hardly maintain a smile on her face. As soon as the hat was brought up, her first reaction was that she couldn't wear it.This hat is expensive, and it is made of natural golden ibis feathers. The golden ibis is the national bird of the Golden Ibis Empire. Because it is raised in a rare special garden, natural feathers are strictly restricted. They are only produced in the empire and not in other countries. Yes, so the price is extraordinary. Today is the first time I wear it. It is gone. I feel very distressed.

However, the young man in front of him recognized the golden ibis bird feather at a glance, and he was very temperamental, with an arrogant demeanor, he might not be the child of a dignitary from any country.Although he doesn't even have a watch or custom-made jewelry that can show his identity, some nobles like this simple style, and looking at the adult holding the umbrella for him behind him, he is indifferent and doesn't speak from the beginning to the end. It looks like a servant or a housekeeper.Her tone became more modest: "It's my fault. I only wore this hat for the first time today, so I was a little impulsive at the time. This senior is a family friend, and he takes care of me like a brother on weekdays. Today, I was the one to attend the school entrance." For the exam, the senior got my father's request to take care of me, so his tone was a little irritable, and I offended you, I am really sorry for this classmate."

Ke Xia had a half-smile on his face: "You don't have to apologize to me. After all, I wasn't the one who went into the mud in the heavy rain to pick up my hat and dirty my shoes and socks. You should thank this senior." He glanced at the other students again. The male student, who didn't know how to deal with it, smiled again, with an indescribable condescension: "I am a student who came to take the exam today, and I should not be under the school's regulations. I need my seniors to give me some pointers."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and left, as if he didn't pay attention to these people in front of him at all, and his arrogant aura made those arrogance seniors unable to vent their anger, so he really stood up and let them leave up.

After walking a long way, Shao Jun turned around and saw that they were still surrounded by "Junior Ruth" like stars holding the moon, but they were no longer aggressive like before. Presumably these bullying children had a way of bullying the weak and fearing the hard to advance and retreat. Free logic.

It was raining heavily, and the campus was full of humidity, but there was another kind of beauty. Shao Jun accompanied Ke Xia and walked slowly outside the campus. After walking for a while, Ke Xia seemed to be talking to himself: "Mom also has this kind of beauty." A hat, much more beautiful than her feathers, once I secretly plucked a feather, and lied to her that it was my sister who plucked it, she didn’t blame us, but never wore it again.”

Shao Jun remained silent, knowing that the young man was homesick. The gorgeous White Rose Palace was always filled with the fragrance of roses. The beautiful princess, gentle prince, and angelic sister no longer existed.He asked, "Master, how did you do in the exam today?"

Ke Xia said: "It's okay, at least it's not as disgusting as that Caichang Primary School, what kind of mentally handicapped questions are in the net exam."

Shao Jun questioned: "Shannan Middle School is such a powerful private middle school, it's impossible for it not to take history and geography exams."

Ke Xia said angrily: "In the past six months, I have relearned the history, geography and current affairs of the league! Do you think I will fall in the same pit a second time? I will never make a second mistake for the mistakes I made! "

Shao Jun smiled: "It's good that the master has confidence."

Ke Xia gave him a white look: "It's so rare to see your smile, I wonder if your factory settings really remember to put the expression?"

Shao Jun said: "Master, I was ordered by the royal family."

Ke Xia said blankly: "My parents really feel that I need a housekeeper like you who doesn't like to laugh to control me?"

Shao Jun said gently, "I'm helping you." It was obvious that the deceased couple loved and cared for their children as much as they could.

Ke Xia let out a long breath, and the resentment in his chest just now had dissipated: "Call me Xia from now on, don't call me Master Master, others will be surprised if they hear it."

Shao Jun responded, "Okay, Xia."

Ke Xia stretched her waist: "Finally the exam is over, what's something delicious to eat tonight?"

Shao Jun said: "Your favorite lamb chops, and a little grape juice."

Ke Xia said, "That's not bad."

When she got home, Ling Lan'er had already prepared the meal diligently, and asked Ke Xia, "How did you do in the exam?"

Ke Xia tasted the lamb chops and frowned: "It's old."

Ling Lan'er was a little embarrassed: "I saw that you had been busy for a day, and you had to bother Brother Du Yin to cook when you came back, so I made it myself. I will pay more attention next time."

Bruce sarcastically said: "Do you think you are a prince? You don't do anything, you just eat, and you still have a face to pick and choose. Do you know how expensive this lamb chop is? Could it be that you failed the exam and blamed others?"

Ke Xia cut the lamb chops into small pieces with a cold face, as if he was too lazy to argue with him.

Shao Jun asked: "Did you go out today and ask about the nearby public schools?"

Ling Lan'er hurriedly said: "I have asked, the nearby is Linli Junior School, 12 years, I asked the admissions office, after they gave us both test papers, they agreed to accept us. Bruce and I You can directly transfer to the tenth grade, tuition is free, and there is a free lunch at noon. If you can’t pay the accommodation fee, you can also go to school, so you only need to pay for some teaching aids and books. They also provide rental of old teaching aids and books. , I only need to pay a little rent. The start of school will be two months later. In these two months, I can still find a part-time job to save some money. The teacher at the school heard about my plan and offered to have a job. The work-study work organized by the library can be done by both Bruce and me, the daily reward is sixty copper coins, and there is also a free lunch, I have already agreed!"

Shao Jun nodded. Ling Lan'er was precocious, and she was able to arrange herself and her younger brother very well. Presumably, even though she was reduced to a slum, this elder sister still maintained a good quality.Ke Xia was quite surprised: "How can the education of the Alliance be so free?"

Bruce mocked: "Of course it's better than the nobles in the empire who only squeeze slaves." Their siblings have already guessed that Ke Xia should also be an exiled noble from the empire. The political struggle in the empire is fierce. If they fail, the whole family will be implicated, so they often secretly send their family members to the alliance in advance. Although their siblings are not considered nobles, they are ordinary families who have been implicated. Their father was wanted in the empire for questioning. After a while, they died of illness one after another, leaving only their siblings struggling to survive.

Ke Xia sneered: "It's just a ploy to pluck the goose's feathers and don't appease the goose or let the goose scream pain. It's only when it's fattened that it can be slaughtered. The Republican Party and the Democratic Party have been fighting for many years. If you give you a little profit, you will be dead set on it." Support them with your vote and your life."

Bruce said, "So what, at least we've reaped the benefits."

Ke Xia was silent. When the hypocritical coalition regime that he had learned in textbooks was unfolding in front of his eyes, he actually felt that he and this fool were also feeling guilty for the tiny interests that were left out in this partisan struggle. To fluke and smug.